Editorial

Tax reform as the path to economic renewal

On October 3, 2024, President Bola Tinubu took a significant step toward reshaping Nigeria’s economic future by transmitting four ambitious tax reform bills to the National Assembly. These bills—the Nigeria Tax Bill 2024, Nigeria Tax Administration Bill, Nigeria Revenue Service…

Energy security: Stamp out vandalism now!

The persistent attacks on Nigeria’s transmission infrastructure in 2024 paint a troubling picture for the country’s already fragile power sector. From January to November, there have been no fewer than nine incidents of vandalism targeting transmission towers across the nation.…

Endless amendment of the 1999 Constitution

Since 2011, when former President Goodluck Jonathan signed two amendments to the 1999 Constitution into law, efforts to further amend the Constitution have largely been unsuccessful. Successive governments have tried and failed, and the ongoing amendment process has dragged on…

Nigeria’s investment-lean power sector

The Federal government is calling for an ambitious $10 billion in private sector investment over the next five to ten years to address the nation’s chronic power supply problems. This appeal, made by the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, in…

African Giant of blackouts

The recurrent collapse of Nigeria’s national electricity grid underscores the critical challenges within the country’s power sector. Despite repeated efforts to address the issue, a permanent solution remains elusive. The problem lies not just in the failure to restore power…

Candle under bushel

Eleven times this year, Nigeria’s national power grid has failed, plunging the country into darkness yet again, with no clear end in sight. This is not just a series of technical hiccups; it is a glaring failure of a broken…

Revisiting the FCT CCTV project

Since the closure of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) $500 million Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) project, awarded during the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan, little has been heard about the fate of the ambitious initiative. The project, designed to…